Towards the end of the semester, your work pile gets higher, your to-do lists get longer, and the pressure and tendency to procrastinate get greater. At the same time, a lot time can be wasted on social media and other digital distractions. What techniques can help you become more conscious and self-directed with your time, work, and technology? This presentation will give you ideas on how to act in a purposeful way in our accelerated and complex world. You'll learn how to be healthy and successful over the long term through realistic goal setting and self-evaluation.

Content:

• Actively creating and optimizing a realistic time plan
• Learning and applying methods for prioritizing and goal setting
• Dealing with interruptions, distractions, and (personal) time stealers
• Understanding psychological and brain physiological mechanisms behind how we deal with digitalization and information overload
• Focusing attention through setting boundaries, mindfulness, taking micro-breaks
• Helpful apps and experiments for self-directed use of digital media

Speaker: Leoni Saechtling, Psychologist (M.Sc.) and Systemic Therapist (DGSF)

Date: June 1, 2023, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: online